On leveraging investment to support sustainable and equitable growth To what extent did the Covid-19 pandemic impact investment in Indonesia, and which areas of the archipelago saw the highest levels of investment? BAHLIL LAHADALIA: Despite the pandemic, Indonesia exceeded its target of Rp817trn ($56.1bn) of investment in 2020, reaching Rp826.3trn ($56.8bn). Inflows were almost equally balanced…
– Governments worldwide are looking to incentivise the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines – Israel’s “green pass” system grants greater public freedom to vaccinated citizens – Some companies have paid their staff to receive inoculations – A delay to the vaccine rollout could halve global growth this year As the world continues its economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic,…
– Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are growing in significance globally – ASEAN member states are increasingly oriented to ESG standards across the board – Green infrastructure, social impact and transparency are among the keyfocus areas – Coordinated efforts to boost ESG could spearhead the bloc’s Covid-19 recovery Environmental, social and governance (ESG)…
– SPACs have become a hot-button topic in global finance – The vehicle is widely used to help tech start-ups go public – Both Singapore’s and Indonesia’sexchanges are set to allow SPACs – Several South-east Asian tech unicorns may use SPACs to list publicly South-east Asia is seeing a wave of interest in special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, with various major tech…
Bahasa Indonesia’s robust economic growth in the years leading up to the pandemic, combined with low public debt, provided the country with a stronger cushion than in previous global crises. A range of coordinated fiscal and monetary policy tools were deployed to help alleviate some of the biggest challenges and boost liquidity. This report outlines the measures taken by Indonesia’s multifinance…
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The Indonesian Data and Economic Forum (IDE) 2021 by Katadata will be held on March 22-25, 2021. Witness more than 50 Indonesian and international speakers come together from a broad range of stakeholders-government, corporations, banking and finance, law enforcement, innovators, academics and more-to discuss 20+ insightful and exciting topics. Starting in mid-January 2021, the government has started…
– Super appsexplore inorganic growthoptions – Gojek in talks with e-commerce company Tokopedia over $18bn merger – Grab reported to be preparing for a public listing in the US – Food delivery and financial services increasingly important segments After a year ofexternal expansion and internal reorganisation due to Covid-19, South-east Asia’s super apps appear to…
– Thailand and Malaysia led the region in terms of government stimulus – Key digital solutions were developed in food delivery, education, health care and finance – Despite falling globally, M&A increased in Asia throughout the year – Emerging markets in ASEAN stand to benefit from the supply chain shift away from China Closely linked both geographically and economically to China,…
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was finally signed on Sunday November 15, on the sidelines of the annual summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). As well as marking a significant regional milestone, it is hoped that this deal will help its 15signatories recover from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. As OBG outlined in July, the…
